In a big blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress-Janata Dal
(Secular) alliance has won bypolls on four seats out of five in Karnataka,
including two Assembly seats and three Lok Sabha constituencies.

With Arihant successfully completing its patrol, India now has a dependable
nuclear triad. A nuclear triad means that the country now has the capability
of firing nuclear weapons from land, air and sea.

One media person and two jawans were killed after Naxals carried out an
attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada. Two other security personnel were also
injured in the attack, which took place in Dantewada's Aranpur area. The
mediaperson who died was Achyutananda Sahu, a cameraman with state-run
broadcaster Doordarshan. The two policemen were with the district force.